Rewarding and educational device for developing a child&#39;s habits



2,840,213 REWARDING AND EDUCATIONAL DEVICE FOR DEVELOPING I June 24,1958 A. GILMOUR A CHILD'S HABITS Filed June 23, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet 1INVENTOR. AUSTIN GILMOUR June 24, 1958 A. GILI VIOUR 2,8

REWARDING AND EDUCATIONAL DEVICE FOR DEVELOPING.

' A CHILD'S HABITS 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed June 23, 1954 INVENTOR. AvgTIN GILMO UR erf 106/ Ml HTIORNEK ,creasehis savings.

United States Patent REWARDING AND EDUCATIONAL DEVICE FOR DEVELOPING ACHILDS HABITS Austin Gilmour, Springfield, Mass.

Application June 23, 1954, Serial No. 438,806

9 Claims. (CI. 194-4) This invention relates to a rewarding andeducational device for developing a childs habits, and more particularlyto a device which encourages an orderly conduct and gives the child theincentive of areward to be earned by the performance of his daily tasks.

When a child reaches the age of doing things personally, such ascleaning his teeth, brushing his shoes, combing his hair and picking up.his toys, there often develops an antagonism towards these simple tasksand the parent has a problem in developing needed habits. A failure todothe small daily chores may develop a harmfulcomplex in the child. Also,if the parent satisfies the childs desire to buy ice cream" or candyby'merely handing him a coin for the purpose, this gives the child awrong viewpoint of life; whereas he shouldbe taught that it is his dutyto earn his rewards ratherthan; to be constantly the recipient of gifts.If there isthe incentive for earning something which he wants, theroutine of the daily tasks may be sufiiciently instilled in the child sothat it will become a habit.

In accordance with my invention, I propose to give the child the visualevidence of a coin. to be obtained as a future award upon his performingcertain set tasks. This is accomplished. by a device which he mayoperate periodically to move the coin through increments towards adelivery point, but only as eachtask is performed, so

that upon the completion of the assigned duties, he will obtain thecoin. This device may be so constructed that the coin is moved byspecial tokens correspondingwith the assigned tasks and delivered to thechild after completion of all the tasks, or .the coin may be stored in asafety bank which may be opened only under the supervision of theparent. V

The primary objectofthis invention is to satisfy such requirements andto provide a device in which av coin is displayed on a movable memberbut is not accessible, and whereby the coin may be periodically movedtoward a goal by means of tokens furnished separately for the completionof each of the several tasks. 1

A. further object isto provide a device of this type inv which the coinmoving. mechanism can be operated only by means of a set of visibletokens which individually represent the completion of the severalintended tasks.

A still further object is to provide a locking mechanism for a device ofthis type in which the coin award and the tokens inserted into thedevice for moving, the coin are held behind a lock which requires theparents operation before the tokens are restored for future use and thechild may obtain the coin.

Another object is to 'providea device of this type in which the coin maybe ultimately delivered to and held in a storage receptacle or bank uponthe completion of the tasks, and so givethe child a' visual evidence ofaccumulated wealthand inculcate in him' adesire toin- A further objectis to provide a device of this general 2,840,213 Patented June 24, 1958held in locked positions;

Fig. 2 is a similar'view on a reduced scale showing the combination lockin an unlocking position;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary detail of a different'form of lock for the coinand tokens; V

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary section on the line 4 -4. of Fig. 1.;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary section on the lines-5 of Fig. 1.;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary section on'the line 66 of Fig. l; and

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary perspective view of the locking slides of Fig.3.

In accordance with my invention, I have provided a device in which acoin is stored in a movable holder and moved periodically through fixedincrements toward a discharge position by means of tokens which areindividually received by a child for each assigned task that has beenperformed. The coin is movable through a predetermined number ofpositions corresponding, with the number of tokens that are to beearned, so that when the last token has been applied for moving thecoin, the latter will be released. In a simplified construction, thecoin'may be released directly toth'e child, but-v in the formillustrated, the coin may be either released or deposited in a specialbank where a plurality ofthe coins maybe accumulated and are preferablyheld in full sight. The

construction involves mechanism whereby the coinmay be moved throughonly a single increment'of space by each token, so that all of thetokens must be used; This requires the storage of. each token in areceptacle after its use, sothat it cannot ordinarily be reused'beforethe full. number of taskshave been satisfied. Hence, both the rewardingcoin and the used tokens are held behind a lock and. are releasable onlywhen the lock has been operated by theparent. V Referring primarily toFigs. 1 and 2, the device comprisesv a, rotary wheel 10 pivotallymounted on a pivot pin 11 which is carried by abottom board 12 and a topboard 13 between which the wheel 10 is fitted for its rotation. .Thewheel 10 has a circular hole 15 therethrough of a size adequate forcarrying a coin 16 and sliding it around over. the closely positionedbottom 12 from the starting position shown by the location of the coinin the hole 15 of Fig. 1 to the finish position of Fig. 2 formed by theupper end of a shallow groove 17 in vthe bottom 12 which is deep. enoughto permit the coin to slide out of the. hole 15. The top cover 13-isprovided witha seriesv of evenly spaced circular openings 18 which aresmaller thanthe coinbutare suthcient in size to permit the child to seethe coin as it traverses through the several'positions indicated bythese openings. The bottom 12 and the cover 13 are preferably made'of aplastic or paper board or other suitable strong material of lightweight, and the wheel 16. is about as thick as the'coin or thinner. Thebottom board 12 may. be cut away as indicated by the circular brokenline in Fig. -l to provide a space within which the wheel may rotate.Opposite the. wheel, the boards or walls 12 and 13, are spaced only alittle more than the thickness of, the wheel,

and must remain in its pocket 15' until it reaches the groove 17. A holeis provided in the upper board in the position of the pocket shown inFig. 1, which permits the coin to be inserted only at this one place.

The wheel 10 is provided with a series of projecting teeth shaped toprovide right angular notches 21 therebetween, There is one tooth andassociate'd notch for each one of the circular openings 18.These'notches and teeth are so arranged that the wheel 10 may be rotatedby means of tokens inserted through an opening 26 in the cover 13 andinto the upper vertical end of a shallow groove 27 .having parallel sidewalls and a flat bottom cut in the bottom plate. 12. The token ispreferably a square shaped plate of plastic or other suitable materialhaving athickness and a width which permits it to slide freelyin thegroove 27 beneath the cover 13. The upper vertical portion of the grooveis so located that the token 25 may be inserted through opening 26 inthetop plate '13 and slid along the groove into engagement with a wheeltooth 20 and cause the wheel to be turned. The wheelis moved through theangular distance between two notches and the token travels from thestarting position 'shown in Fig. 1 to a pointwhere the .coin 16 thenshows in the next adjacent opening 18 in the cover 13. The tooth 20cannot be moved any farther by that particular token, because the groove27 has a horizontal portion 28 so located that the tooth movement stopswhen the token has reached the downwardly limited position definedthereby. The child must slide the token'away from the wheel and alongthe horizontal portion of the groove. From that point, the token may bethen slid into the elongated vertical passage 29 to a lower' horizontalpassage with inwhich the tokens are ultimately stored. Theopening 26 isa little larger than the token,and the cover 13 is provided with a slot32 narrower than the token and located over the groove 27 throughout itslength, sothat the child may insert'his finger therethrough and slidethe token along without being able to remove the token.

Thus, when the child has performed a given task, such as brushinghisteeth, he is givena token shown in Figs. 1 and. 2' as having thereon therepresentation of a tooth brush. He inserts that token through the slot26, and with his finger moves the token as far as it can go downwardlyand thus rotates the wheel through a single notch, after which the tokenis moved across the horizontal' slideway 28 and into the verticalslideway 29. This device is customarily hung on the wall so that thepassage 29 is vertical and the passages 28 and 30 are horizontal.

A special lock is provided which will prevent the child from moving thewheel by an outside implement; As indicated in Fig. l, the slot 32 inthe cover 13 is narrow and the wheel is concealed between this coverportion.

The adjacent teeth, as above stated, have right angular surfaces.forming the notch 21. A'resilient locking plate '34. is so arranged thatits two sides 35 and 36 form a right angle therebetwcen, which areparallel with the two. sides [of the adjacent tooth 20. As shown in Fig;4, this'lock- :ing member 34may be formed as a lip projecting upwardlyfrom a plate 37 suitably'secured in the bottom of the groove 27. Theplate is made of a resilient metal or.

plastic shaped tohold the part 34 in a projecting position where itsedge 36. would strike the radial edge of the tooth 20 and preventbackward movement of the wheel,

and its'edge. 35 wouldstrike the long edge portion 39 of the next" toothand thus prevent a forward rotation of the wheel. The lock may be,however, quicklyreleased by the token. That is, when the token is.inserted through the slot 26, a downward pressure on the token as isnecessary to getit beneath the overhanging cover plate. 13

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' carrier wheel and thus slide down the slot.

20 and so again locks the wheel against rotation until 7 another tokenis inserted and is so manipulated as to push down thelocking 1ip-34 andagain release the wheel.

ferent tasks and ultimately move the coin around to its dischargeposition. There is one token for each tooth on the wheel, such as 12, sothat when the assigned 12 tasks have been performed, the coin will havebeen released into the vertical slot 17.

The slot 17 is cut deeply in the bottom board 12 so that the coin mayfall laterally out of the hole 15 in its The lower end of the slot17opens into a large space 40 which may be covered by a transparent plateso that the child may see the coin that has been earned by hisperforming the twelve necessary tasks. a A set of coins may accumulatein that space 40, or they may be either removed after releasing aspecial lock or stored in a batik 42 that is removably lockedimposition. The bank 42 may be a semi-cylindrical body having a flatback wall resting against the bottom of a groove 43 in the bottom 12 andcommunicating through a side groove with the space 40. This bank may bemade of transparent plastic so that the child may see the coinsaccumulated therein. The coin is readily inserted into the bank 42 bytipping the device to slide the coin from the space 40 into the upperend of the slot 43. 1

To hold the bank in position at its upper end and at the same time toprovide a resilient locking member which prevents coins being shakenbackwards out of the bank, the top 45 of the bank may have a slot at itsrear portion (Fig. 5) which is shaped for the insertion therethrough ofthe resilient lip 47 that isa part of a plastic plate 48 which forms thebottom of the groove 43 at that point. This plate 48 may be a slottedplate mounted on the bottom 12 and cut to provide the desired grooves27, 17 and 43 and the lip 34 of plate 37. As shown in Fig. 5, the coin16 may slide through that slot and past the resilient lip 47 and intoposition in the bank. The coin cannot be reversed in that travel becauseof the lip 47 projecting forward into a position where any turning ofthe bank bottom side up would prevent passage of the coin.

The bank is lockedin that position and the coins and tokens are likewiseprevented fromcscape or intentional removal by a locking system whichordinarily is under the control of the childs parent. Various forms oflock may be incorporated in the construction for this purpose, but inthe drawings I have illustrated a combination lock formed of two slotteddisks having a sufficient number of slots to prevent the child fromobtaining the coin unless he knows the lock combination. In

the, construction shown in Figs. 1 and 6, a vhorizontal left hand end 54of the slide is arranged to be slid intoa hQ ch in a second slide plate56 which extends vertically a suitable groove in plate 12 or 48. Thatplate 56 (Fig. 1) has a notch 57 which may be brought into alignmentwith slide. 50 .by sliding the plate 56 within its groove. The slide50'has a handle. 58 projecting upwardly through an elongated slot 59 inthe The slide-'56 may be moved onlylwhen permitted by the. combinationlock. This lock comprises twosuperimposed concentric rotary 'disk's 60and 61, the upper one being transparent. The disks are pivotally mountedon a pivot 62, such 'as a telescoping double screw shown Thus the childmay earn the individual tokens for his difin: Fig; 6 which has its twoheads engagingthe outsides of thewalls 12 and 13. Eachdisk has aseriesof radial notehesin its periphery, but only onenotch .63 in each disk islong enoughto accommodate a slide formed of a flange 64 (Figs. 1 and 6)projecting at right angles from the flat slide plate 56. The disks havesets of spaced numerals which will identify the unlocking positions ofthe disk notches. When the two locking-disks 60 and 61 are rotated intopositions where, for example, the numeral on the lower'disk shows in theleft hand opening 66 (Fig. 2) throughthe top cover, and the numeral 2 onthe upper disk 60 shows in an opening atthe right (now shown), then thetwo special notches 63 of the two plates will be in alignment and thelocking lug 64 may be shoved into those. aligned slots and the plate 56moved over to a; position of alignment of notch 57 and slide 50, whichprovides for releasing the slide. The lug 64 projects upwardly throughan elongated slot 65 in the cover plate. 13 where it may be -manipulatedby ones finger. As indicated in the drawings, each of the two disks 60and 61 is provided with various shapes and sizes of notches, which'areshown as eight in number on each disk, so that the total numberofposition combinations of these notches is large and it is unlikely thata child would accidentally happen upon, the correct combination forreleasing the slide'56. .;The left hand edge portions of the two disks60 and 61 are exposed in a. cut away portion of the plate 13, as shownin Fig.

the bottom of the. groove 67. When the slide ,plate 56 is .in the lockedposition of Fig. 1, .it extends over the groove'67 and the. lug68;projects' downwardly into the path of a coin 16-andthe latter cannotescape through the groove 67; as indicated by the dotted line positionof the coin-in Fig. ,1. If, however, the slide plate56 is moved upwardlyto position the'lug 68 at the top of the groove (Fig. 2,), then there isample room below that lug 68, since the passage 67 is wider than the.coin. The slide. plate 56 may be a plastic-plate having an up- -curledside flange. 69 which gives strength. The plate is long enough toproject half way across the passage 30 and present the flange in thepath of any token 25, as shown-atthe bottom of Fig; 1,,- to prevent itsrelease until the slide plate is moved to its uppermost position ,wherethelplate ,does not project into the horizontal token-groove 30.. Theflange 69 turnsupwardlyjand a thin transparent, plastic plate 72 has oneedge located inthe groove 73'beneath the flange and so positions theupper end of the slide 56. This plastic plate 72 extends.overnthelocking disks 60, 61 but is transparent so that the numbers onthe disk may be seen. This plate 72. is :provided with the notch 74whichis always opposite the end of the slideway 52 so as not to interferewith the movement of the slide 50. Hence, the coin is released throughpassage 67 and thetokens may he, slid out-of the lower slideway 30, whenthe lockingyplate 56 is moved upwardly.

A,modification of the lock is shown in Figs. 3 and 7 in which thevertical groove 29, opens at the bottom into a wider grooved portion 75.The tokens 25 areheld in that vertical groove bymeans of a bent wirehaving a horizontal portion 76 riding in a suitable slot in" the plate48 if used, is cut away to provide the recess 79 ;irr which the verticalportion 80 of the wire is slidab'ly po-. sitioned. This stepped shape ofthe" wire 76 iszfor the purpose of lockingly positioning a secondvertically movable wire 82 which is arranged to lock the bank 42 inplace. That is, the bank has a slot 83 in its bottom intowhichflabanklocking wire 82 may be projected; This Wire 82 is U-shaped,as shown in Fig. 7, and rides 'in a deep groove in the bottom board 12and beneath the Wire 76. It projects below the bottom board 12 forsuitable manipulation. The upper portion v84 of the wire loop projectsinto the bottom of the bank, and its short end bears against the tophorizontal part of the slide wire 76 when the parts are in the full lineposition of Fig. 3; but when the wire 76 has been moved toward the leftto the dotted line position, then the vertical part 89 thereof is out ofthe path of the downward movement of the wire 82, and the latter may bedrawn downwardly and out of locking engagement with the bank; The wiresare suitably held in place, as by the top plate 13. The wire 76 also has'ajvertically projecting portion 85 carrying'a short slidemember 86-thereon which is located in a groove-in the'lower plate and adapted toenter into the aligned slots 63 of the two disks 60 and 61. When the arm85 is moved to the left and the plate 36 is thrust into the alignedcombination lock slots, then the wire portion 85rlies in the dotted lineposition of Fig. 3 and the coin 16 may escapezpastvits upper end.However, the escape slot for the coin has a-downwardly projectingportion 88 which is so spaced relative to the end of the wire 85 in thefull line position that the coin cannotget by it; but when the .wire

has been moved toward the left, then the coin may be moved past theprojection 88.; A short slide plate.-90

bottom board 12. This wire is step-shaped and has a I horizontal portion77 connecting with a downwardly projecting lug 78 which projects belowthe bottom of the'device so that it may be manipulated by hand. As

shown in Fig. 3, the portion 77 may be moved into a to the'd'otted lineposition and; allow the-tokens to escape. -iFor this purpose the bottomboard 12, orgthe is shown in Fig. 6 as surrounding the lug 64toflconceal the notched disks from observation through the open ing 65.a

The operation of this device will be apparent in view of the abovedisclosure. A coin or other suitable reward is mounted on the movableholder or carrier 10. The set of tokens preferably carry distinguishingmarks so that the parent may know that the child has done each of theespecially-assigned tasks. The child is given the right token for eachcompleted task; 'and he inserts this token through the slot 26 andforces itbeneath the top 13 and over a resilient plate 37 (Fig. 4.)..This serves to press down on the spring .lug 34 and;thus releases itfrom looking engagement with thenotch faces of the lugs 26 on thecarrier. The applied token can be moved manually only to the horizontalportion 28 of the trackway 27,- and; it must-= then be movedaway fromthe carrier sothat it can 'no longer operate the latter. Thus, separatetokens must be applied to move the rewarding coin from a startingposition to .the finish position, where the coin will-fall throughthegroove 19 and into the receptacle 40, or it may be shaken over intothe bank or storage receptacle.- The; tokens are slid by the child downthe trackway 29 into the lower horizontal trackway 30-where theyare-held in locked position by means of the lug -69 on'the verticalslide56. That slide 56 also has alug or flange 6j8 proj ecting into the coinexit path 67 and preventing its .releaseuntil the slide hasbeen removedto an unlocked position,

The slide 56 is held locked by a combination; lock comprisingthe rotarynotched disks 60 and 61, eachz of which has a: single longslot 63 'whichmay be both positioned in alignmenttor receiving-the flange 64 0f theslide 56. This-permits a notch 57 in the slide to be moved verticallyinto alignment .with a; transverse slide 50 which has its end insertedina slot 53 in the bank 42 to hold it locked in place beneatha lug-47M thetop of the bank. This permits the slide 50;tobe 'moved toward' the leftto. release the bank. In its'lowermost locked: position, the slide 56has its twotflanges 68 and preventing.releaseoi the coins andltokens,

the lug on "the slide 56 is inserted inthe the tokens through the lefthand end of the channel 30 and the coins through the .exit-67, if thecoin has not been previously stored in the bank. Thus, a single coin isdelivered to theehild', only when he has performed the-number of taskswhich; corresponds withthe number of, notcheson the'rotary carrier. V

In the simplified modification of Figs. 3 and 7, the horizontaltokenpassage 30 is omitted and the tokens maybe released from thebottomend of the vertical trackway-29 when the portion 75 of the bent wire 76has been pushed toward the left. This wire 76 has a vertical lug 85standingin the path of the coin, as shown inEFig. 3, and the coin isreleased only when that lug has'been moved toward the left,-as shown inthe dotted line position, This 'movement ofthe locking wire 76, 85may-beetfected only .when the cross slide 86, which n has a notchcarrying the vertical portion 85 of'the wire,

can. move' towarldthe lefti into the twoalighed notches 63 of thecombination lo'ckingdisks. At the same time, when the coin and tokensare released, the bank 42' may also be] released because; the shortdownwardlyQ turned end 8410f the bank locking wire no longer engages thehorizontal portion of the wire 76 and can be pulled downwardly torelease the lower end of the bank.

ltwill be appreciated that various modifications may ,be made ing-tliisdevice and equivalent constructions employed .to providea suitabletrackway for the tokens as wellias-a movablecarri'er for the reward,such as acoin',

wherein lugs on the movable carrier are so associated, with the trackwaythat the carrier may be moved to a limited" extent by the successiveapplication of tokens to' the traekway into engagement with the lugs.-Various terms of lo'ck may be" employedto prevent any improper Imovement of the carrier except by the application of a token and itsuse'in an authorized manner. Mechanical equivalents may beemployed inplace of the com- -bination' lock for preventingac'cess to the coinand/or the 'tokens,' but the rotary slotted disks are preferred becauseof'theirsimplicity of operation and their coactionwith the variouslocking members that hold the 1; An'educational device comprising spacedwalls forming a trackway exteridirigfr'o'm an entrance to an exit, a

of tokens shaped to bemanually moved on the trackwa'y, said 'walls'providing access for moving the tokens in the groove without permittinglateral rem'oval'thereof, a'movable carrier arranged to transport acoin,'said carrier having lugsprojecting intothe path of and movable bya tokenxin thegroove, means for limiting the distance through whichthe-carrier may be moved by a token engaging :1 lug thereonfthe numberof lugs and tokens beinghrelatedso that the coin is moved b'y thecarrier-ton delivery' point by the last token supplied for thepurpose;spaced walls providing a coin groove extendfingtrom thecarrier deliverypoint to an .exit which re- 'ceives'and stores the coin delivered'bythecarrier, and means including a releasable lock which prevents removal ofthe coinfrom the-groove exit. i p v 2. An educationaldevice comprisingspaced walls forming'ay trackway therebetween extending from an entrancetoa'n exit passage, a setbf tokens shaped to be manually "moved ,on-thetrackway, said walls having a slot narrower than a token which providesfor manual movement ofthe 'tokensmlong the trackwayand prevents lateralremoval -.ther;eof, a movable'carrier having a pocket arranged to erinsbnss coin, means providing an outlet passage for receiving the coinafter it has been moved through-sue cessive positions by the-carrier,said carrier having lugs projecting into the path'of and movableintermittently by each of a-set of tokens in the'trackway, means forlimitingthe distance through which the carrier maybe moved by" eachtoken-engaging a lug thereon, the numher of lugs and tokens beingrelated so that the coin is moved to the delivery passage only when thecarrier is actuated by the total number of tokens, means providing astorage space communicating with the coin exit passage which-receivesand stores the coin, a storage compartrnent for the used tokens and areleasable lock which provides for accessto both the coin and the tokensafter the coin has been delivered to the coin outlet passage.

3. coin delivering device comprising a mount having a trackway grooveextending from an entrance to a token receptacle, a set of tokens shapedto be manually moved in the groove, said mount providing for manualmovementbut preventing lateral removal'of the tokens in the groove, arotary: carrier arranged to transport a coin from an entrance to adelivery position, said car; rier having spaced peripheral lugsprojecting into the path of a token in the trackway groove, a carrierlock releasable by a token for preventing movement of the carrier, saidtrack having a portion so shaped that the token may move the carrieronlythrough' the angular'distance represented bythe spacing of two lugsthereon and a further portion which thereaftersdi'rects the token awayfrom contact with the carrier, said parts being so arranged that thecoin may be moved to the delivery point only by the use of apre-determined number of tokens related to the number of said lugs, areceptacle arranged to receive eachtoken'after its operation of thecarrier, and a releasable lock for providing access to the tokens andthe coin after the latter'has reached the delivery point.

4. A device according to' claim 3 in which the carrier lock comprisesaplate having a resilient movable lip normally standing up in; the pathof movement of the carrier lug,'and the'trackway is so arranged thatwhen the token isinserted into the entrance it must press the lip downto release it from the lug.

" 5. A device according to claim 3 comprising a removable coin bankmounted to receive a coin presented by the carrier at the deliverypoint, and a releasable lock for holding the bank in position. i

6, 'A coin delivering device comprising a mount having a trackway grooveextending from an entrance to a storage receptacle, a predeterminednumber of tokens the carrier, said carrier having 'angularly'spacedperipheral lugs arranged to be projected successivelyinto thewhichfprevents movement of the carrier except by a path of a tokenmovable in the trackway groove, a lock token, said track being so shapedthat a token may move the carrier through the distance of angularspacing of the lugs, and a releasable lock which prevents removal ofboth the-coin and the tokens.

7. A device according to claim 6 in which the releasable lock comprisesa slide having parts which releasably interfere with the removal of thecoin and tokens, and

means which provides for manual movement of the slide to a releasingposition.

8. A deviceuaccording to claim 6 in which the lock comprises two rotarynotched disks, each having a single long notch which may be aligned, theslide having a lug insertable into the aligned notches for movement torelease the coin and tokens.

9. A coin delivering device comprising'ia mount having atrackwayextending from an entrance to an exit, a set of tokens movableon the trackway, arotary carrier -for moving a coin from an entrance toa delivery exit,

said-carrier 'having"angularly spaced lugs projecting sue- 9 10cessively into the path of the tokens on the trackway, References Citedin the file of this patent means whereby each token may move the carrieronly UNITED STATES PATENTS through a definite angular distance; a lockhaving two 7 454846 Burgess June 30 1891 movable members provided eachwith a slot and'movag' 'iiiiiiiii'lli y 1907 ble into alignment of theslots, and a locking slide which 5 1,287,025

, Huddle Dec. 10, 1918 releasably prevents egress of the com and tokensat said exits, said slide carrying a lug which is movable FOREIGNPATENTS into the aligned slots so that the slide may release the 2,061Great Britain of 1887 coin and tokens. 5,058 Great Britain of 1891

